"Absorb As Much As You Emit" Busan Declaration on Climate Crisis for Carbon Neutrality (0)

Busan City Takes Proactive Action on Climate Crisis... Adopts 'Climate Crisis Busan Joint Declaration'
Declaration Ceremony with City, Council, Education Office, Civic Groups, and Youth Representatives on the 7th at 2 PM

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Busan City will hold a "Climate Crisis Emergency Declaration Ceremony" at 2 p.m. on the 7th in the large conference room on the first floor of City Hall to mark the "1st Blue Sky Day."

The declaration ceremony is an occasion to inform both domestic and international audiences about the climate crisis situation and to pledge that citizens and local governments, as the main agents responding to the climate crisis, will actively work together to overcome it.

Attending the ceremony are Acting Mayor of Busan Byun Seong-wan, Chairman of the Busan City Council Shin Sang-hae, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education Kim Seok-jun, Co-representative of Climate Crisis Busan Emergency Action Gu Ja-sang, and Jeon In-su, a second-year student at Gijang High School representing the future generation of youth.

Each representative will pledge their commitment to carbon neutrality and jointly read the "Climate Crisis Emergency Declaration." The declaration includes ▲ discovering and actively supporting greenhouse gas reduction projects aimed at achieving carbon neutrality ▲ establishing a legal foundation for the smooth implementation of greenhouse gas reduction policies ▲ practicing ecological environmental education ▲ and promising a radical change in lifestyle.

Carbon neutrality refers to the concept of balancing the amount of carbon dioxide emitted with measures to absorb an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide, effectively reducing the net carbon dioxide emissions to zero.

Acting Mayor Byun Seong-wan stated, "The climate crisis is becoming an increasingly real issue, and it is a disaster and emergency situation that must be resolved immediately. Since everyone's actions are important, even if it feels somewhat unfamiliar and inconvenient, let us start today to practice habits that reduce carbon emissions and move toward a carbon-zero society."

Since July, Busan City has been implementing the carbon neutrality agreement as part of the "Carbon Neutral Local Government Action Alliance," which includes metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide. The city is making various efforts and attempts to reduce greenhouse gases with the goal of "carbon zero by 2050," such as creating urban forests to mitigate heat islands and implementing a carbon point system that households can participate in.

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